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Comment yes, it is against the spirit of gpl (Score 3, Insightful) 782

by PineGreen (#28910809) Attached to: The Ethics of Selling GPLed Software For the iPhone

Technically speaking, you're not doing anything wrong.
Morally speaking, you are. Apple iPhone is a fenced product in complete control of Apple. There is nothing free about it. Releasing GPL software for iPhone is in direct contradiction of GPL spirit.

Note that this is different from windows. There anybody is free to just pay for the OS and then download any compilers, any code, anything and therefore it is not ideal but OK from the perspective of GPL. iPhone on the other hand is a piece of hardware that is effectively owned by Apple and not the person who bought it.
The Courts

Submission + - OiNK.CD admin arrested, site shut down.

Submitted by DewDude
DewDude writes: From Reuters (full article here): "British and Dutch police shut down one of the world's largest sources of illegal pre-release music on Tuesday and arrested a 24-year-old man. The raids in Amsterdam and the northeast English city of Middlesbrough followed a two-year investigation into a members-only Web site, www.OiNK.cd, which allowed users to upload and download albums before their release." This is just another case of rather than fixing the priacy problem, let's play terrorist and attack everyone. As an ex-member living in the US...I'm rather worried about the suits the RIAA is surely going to file.
Media

Submission + - oink.cd closed

Submitted by ivvmm
ivvmm writes: oink.cd, a huge closed music bittorrent tracker was closed "as a result of a criminal investigation by IFPI, BPI, Cleveland Police and the Fiscal Investigation Unit of the Dutch Police". The details are on the main page of the site.
Networking

Submission + - Oink.cd Shutdown

Submitted by phobos13013
phobos13013 writes: Popular, invite-only, bittorrent site Oink.cd (formerly Oink.me.uk) has been shut down by British police. Supposedly, investigations into the estimated 180,000 users are being considered. This shutdown is fast on the heels of the popular tv-links.co.uk shutdown. Seems the British authorities have been very busy recently and may well be in the future with this round of arrests; however, it is unclear what if any legal repercussions will ensue from the sites' admins or users.
The Internet

Submission + - On the heels of TVlinks, OiNK shut down(?)

Submitted by Platonic
Platonic writes: According to major news outlets (Forbes, The New York Times), OiNK, the popular music-oriented bittorrent site known for its strict "invite-only" policy of membership was shut down following raids in Amsterdam and an arrest in the UK. However, some blogs insist that OiNK is alive and well, and is simply undergoing some DNS issues. The web site itself brings up the following:
'This site has been closed as a result of a criminal investigation by IFPI, BPI, Cleveland Police and the Fiscal Investigation Unit of the Dutch Police (FIOD ECD) into suspected illegal music distribution.
A criminal investigation continues into the identities and activities of the site's users '
The Internet

Submission + - OiNK Shut Down

Submitted by Hemogoblin
Hemogoblin writes: http://torrentfreak.com/oinkcd-servers-raided-admin-arrested/

From the link: "The servers of OiNK.cd — one of the most popular private BitTorrent trackers — are raided and the admin, a 24-year-old man from Middlesbrough, is arrested."

OiNK.cd now contains the following text: "This site has been closed as a result of a criminal investigation by IFPI, BPI, Cleveland Police and the Fiscal Investigation Unit of the Dutch Police (FIOD ECD) into suspected illegal music distribution. A criminal investigation continues into the identities and activities of the site's users"
The Courts

Submission + - Oink is in trouble again! (mtv.com)

Submitted by oinker
oinker writes: As reported on the MTV site as Music File-Sharing Site OiNK Shut Down Following Criminal Investigation possibly the top music sharing BitTorrent site has be shut down after a two year criminal investigation. It appears that the magic recipe to getting shut down is making money (in this case through donations) and making commercial albums available before their official release date. Today the approximately 180,000 users are wondering is they are in trouble as when one visits the site the warning reads

This site has been closed as a result of a criminal investigation by IFPI, BPI, Cleveland Police and the Fiscal Investigation Unit of the Dutch Police (FIOD ECD) into suspected illegal music distribution. A criminal investigation continues into the identities and activities of the site's users.

I can see how this can be scary for those living in the land of the free, just not free MP3s, that is.
Privacy

Submission + - OiNK Servers Raided; Admin Arrested

Submitted by
54mc
54mc writes: "Oink.cd, A popular, yet exclusive bittorrent tracker has gone down. TorrentFreak reports that the servers were raided and seized by agents working under IFPI. The new homepage indicates that the IFPI will be conducting an investigation into the identities and activities of the users of the site. TorrentFreak also points out that IFPI has threated such before, but nothing has ever come of it."
Music

Submission + - OiNK BitTorrent Site Shutdown

Submitted by geekboxjockey
geekboxjockey writes: It is a sad day in the world of file-sharing. According to the BBC in this article it appears that the mecca of online music file-sharing OiNK was shutdown today. Will the music industry ever realize that their arcane methods of music distribution further motivate all the solutions that starve them of profit?
Music

Submission + - OiNK Busted!

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: According to slyck.com "In what is being touted as a victory against the "biggest source of illegal pre-release chart albums", the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) concluded a joint two year investigation that has lead to the dismantling of the popular BitTorrent site OiNK. British and Dutch police coordinated their efforts which led to the arrest of the site administrator in the UK, and the seizure of OiNK's servers in Amsterdam." more here: http://www.slyck.com/story1605_OiNK_Busted
United States

Submission + - Brutal Violence Against Russian Homosexuals

Submitted by
reporter
reporter writes: "Another brutal suppression of a public demonstration in Russia has occurred. This time, however, the Russian public actually helped the Russian police to beat up the protestors. According to a BBC report, "A gay rights demonstration in Moscow degenerated into violence for the second year running as right-wing and orthodox extremists attacked gay rights activists and supporters of the unauthorised demonstration. GayRussia leader Nikolai Alexeyev was bundled into a police van and driven away moments after arriving outside the offices of Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov, who has called homosexuals 'satanic'." Some Western European politicians joined the demonstration in support of the activists. However, Russian bigots attacked them violently, and the Russian police smiled approvingly. "'Where are the police? Why aren't you protecting us?' Mr Cappato [an Italian legislator] shouted as nationalists gathered nearby, prompting officers to take the MEP away and drive him to a police station." A French reporter even snapped a photo of a Russian bigot just before before he punched a British gay rights activist in the face. What, the hell, is happening to Russian society?"

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